We have been so spoiled over the last couple months with little weekend getaways here and there. This last weekend it was Vegas Baby! Grandma Barker and Rice King booked us a 2 night stay at the Stratosphere so that we could all be together to celebrate Emilee's 21st Birthday. Because what's a 21st birthday if it's not in Vegas, right.:)
Partying it up at the RainForest Cafe! Happy Birthday Emmy!!!
I love Luke's face in this next picture when the crocodile moved. I think they thought it was really alive!:)
Posing in front of New York New York. Grandma Patsy and Papa John had just sent the kids a Statue of Liberty coin and post cards from their New York trip. Luke had to get a picture holding his coin to show them that we got to see the Statue of Liberty too. (He knew "for sure" it was the exact same one that they went to :))
Ava and Em with the M&M guy. Ava loooved him! She even danced with him. (Brought back really funny memories of her boogieing with Goofy.)
On top of the Stratosphere. It's the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Such a beautiful view!
A totally awesome picture of Luke's parachuting guy over the city of Las Vegas!
Our trip to Vegas was a chilly and windy one. We couldn't go up to the very top to ride any of the rides because of the wind. We checked out the hotel pool on the 8th floor, but to the huge disappointment of the kiddos the pool was also closed because of the high winds. It looked like the wave pool at Seven Peaks! Which might have been fun to play in if it hadn't so cold. So Ava and Luke just wore their water wings around the hotel room.
Cool Medusa head motorcycle!
At the MGM hotel we got to see the lions come out into their home. It was pretty impressive to see this big guy with his fabulous puffy mane come walking out. Ava named him Duce. He did remind me of Duce all dressed up in his lion Halloween costume.:) He even fished huge raw hide bones out of his pool to chew on.
Oooh the cute little lion cubs! We found out that you could hold and bottle feed them for 5 whole minutes and it only cost a mere $200....yes, two hundred dollars! Ava thought that sounded like a great deal. But she just had to settle for this 
which was fine with her too. "Oh Daddy. Sssssssss." We probably could have come back at the end of the day to find her still in the exact same position, without a clue we had even left her.:)
Then there was the Volcano at the Mirage. Even though Ava is scared and crying in the video, she will not stop talking about how cool it was. It was definitely a favorite! We froze to death waiting to see it erupt.
which was fine with her too. "Oh Daddy. Sssssssss." We probably could have come back at the end of the day to find her still in the exact same position, without a clue we had even left her.:)Then there was the Volcano at the Mirage. Even though Ava is scared and crying in the video, she will not stop talking about how cool it was. It was definitely a favorite! We froze to death waiting to see it erupt.
They didn't have the white tigers out for everyone to see anymore, so Ava got her picture taken by the stuffed animal cage.
Jeremy's Dad grew up in Vegas so it was fun to drive around and check out his old high school,the house he grew up in and of course "Dead Man's Hill!" And when in Vegas you must must stop to eat at Macayo's mexican resturant. If you do eat there remember to buy lots ans lots of their wonderful chips and salsa to pack home. :) Mmmmm! To end the trip we stopped off to see the beautiful St. George Temple.
Thanks Grandma and Rice King! We had so much fun!
Thanks Grandma and Rice King! We had so much fun!
1 comment:
Oh I'm so jealous of your road trips! Thanks for posting pictures..it makes it seem more real. ;o) ps my verification word is "swell" how sweet is that?!
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